Mexico rejects declaration of persona non grata to Claudia Sheinbaum and ratifies political asylum to Betssy Chávez

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico rejected the decision of the Congress of Peru of declare President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo persona non grata and considered that it has been “motivated by false approaches.”

In that sense, they ratified granting “political asylum” to Betssy Chavez in “strict adherence to international law” and without “intervening in internal affairs in Peru.”

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“Faithful to its normative principles of foreign policy and its solid diplomatic tradition, Mexico reiterates that the granting of political asylum to the citizen Betssy Chavez Chino “It was decided in strict accordance with the international law applicable on the matter, which is binding for both Mexico and Peru,” it reads.

Furthermore, they highlighted that “the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization has declared that political asylum is a peaceful and humanitarian act, which cannot be considered unfriendly by any other State.”

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According to the internationalist Óscar Vidarte, that Congress declare the president of Mexico persona non grataIt is more symbolic than effectivesince it reflects the discomfort of the Peruvian political system, especially when it comes to someone who is not in the country.

In addition, he pointed out his concern about the possible rupture of relations between both countries, especially after the Government of José Jerí granted a “peremptory deadline” to the person in charge of the Mexican embassy in Peru to leave the country. He mentioned that, “I imagine that, out of reciprocity, the Mexican government must be expecting the same from the Peruvian authorities.”

“If Peru expels Mexican authorities from the country, the same thing is expected to happen in Mexico. Or the Mexican Congress could do something similar, although it cannot be guaranteed that this will happen,” he added.